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GD.1: Foundations of Green Development
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This unit provides an overview of green development practices. It introduces green development from the regional, community, and site perspective. The unit explores reasons why green development is important and the ways planners can start thinking about changing development practices to be more environmentally-friendly and economically sustainable.
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GD.2: Green Infrastructure
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This unit provides an overview of planning principles that planners can use to incorporate natural features in the development of their regions and communities. It discusses the economic and quality-of-life benefits derived from the environment, the impacts of not protecting natural features, and general ecological principles that can help guide the incorporation of green infrastructure.
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GD.3: Design the Community on a Human Scale
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One way to reach sustainability is to think about communities from the human perspective, at human scale. Designing at the human scale leads to a community that is pedestrian-oriented and scaled toward human interaction. This unit explores ways to shape or reshape a community so that it is not so strongly dependent upon automobiles. But how do we achieve this? This unit discusses transitions from conventional community configurations to human scale configurations as well as designs of new communities that encourage human interaction.
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GD.4: Green Site Development
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Previously this module discussed many green development and sustainability issues on a community or regional level. Ultimately the techniques to address these issues must be implemented on a site level. This unit focuses on how green development can be implemented through site design and development practices. This unit introduces tools that planners can use to make sites more environmentally sustainable and socially interactive.
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GD.5: Are you ready for green development?
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Now that we’ve discussed green development from multiple perspectives, the next step is deciding if you are ready for green development and if not, what you can do to get there. This unit is designed to help a planning commission make decisions about how a community can become green development ready by walking through the process of evaluating and updating planning and regulatory documents.
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Growth Through Green Development
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This module presents an introduction to the many facets and perspectives of green development. The goal of this module is to increase awareness of green development strategies, techniques, and tools that can be used when planning sites, neighborhoods, communities, and regions.
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Module SP1: Planning and Zoning Tools for Developers and Realtors
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Rezoning, variances, land divisions, and site condominiums are all common development issues facing property developers and realtors.Through the four units in this series, you will learn the essential tools for dealing with land development at your own pace and schedule. Please read in details below the topics you will cover.
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Module SP2: First Planning Commission Meeting
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This module covers what you need to know before your first planning commission meeting. Local Planning Commissioners are often called upon to make important decisions to guide the growth and development of their communities. Issues surrounding land use planning and regulation, and the tools and techniques available within Michigan to address them, have become increasingly complex. Learn the basics of what you need before your first meeting.
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Module SP3: Your First Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
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This module covers what you need to know before your first Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. Zoning Boards of Appeals are often called upon to make important decisions to guide the growth and development of their communities. Issues surrounding land use planning and regulation, and the tools and techniques available within Michigan to address them, have become increasingly complex. Learn the basics of what you need before your first meeting.
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Module SP4: Smart Growth Planning for Rural and Urban Communities
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This module provides an introduction to Smart Growth, an overview of land use trends and development patterns in Michigan, and Design Techniques to start your community on the road to smart growth.
Smart growth is development that serves the economy, community, and the environment. It provides a framework for communities to make informed decisions about how and where they grow. Smart growth makes it possible for communities to grow in ways that support economic development and jobs; create strong neighborhoods with a range of housing, commercial, and transportation options; and achieve healthy communities that provide families with a clean environment.
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Unit FLP1: Farmland Protection
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This unit introduces you to the issue of farmland protection. It describes how farmland is defined and why farmland is valued. It also reviews several threats that could cause land uses to be converted from agricultural to other types of uses. This unit does not cover farmland protection activities that are ongoing in Michigan, nor does it review tools and techniques for farmland protection. Future units in this module will provide that information.
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Unit RM1: Risk Management for Planning and Zoning
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Planning and zoning are government responsibilities, and as such, are subject to lawsuits, a part of the formal dispute resolution process. In this unit we discuss steps you can take to minimize the risk of legal action, as well as measures that may improve your chances to win the case, if you are sued.
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Wind Energy Siting and Policy Issues – Planning and Zoning Training for Local Officials
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This audio PowerPoint-based module explores how to proactively plan for wind turbines and carefully develop regulations for their installation. Local officials, planners and land owners are provided with the tools and resources necessary to implement policies and a strategic plan for wind energy development in their community.
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